No. 19 Mississippi State @ No. 12 Alabama, 7:15PM ET
This is an interesting matchup. On one side, Alabama feels as though their season is practically over after suffering their second lost of the year last Saturday. On the other side, Mississippi State, which has the same record as the Crimson Tide, is enjoying its best run in more than a decade. The Tide own a 72-18-3 record in this series and have won the last two meetings by a combined score of 63-10. The Bulldogs are double-digit underdogs in this one and if they want to show the world that they deserve to move up in the rankings, then pulling off an upset in Tuscaloosa this Saturday would suffice.
CURRENT ODDS: ALABAMA –13.5
No. 23 South Carolina @ No. 22 Florida, 7:15PM ET
Is there a game on the Week 11 scoreboard that carries more weight than this one? The winner will play in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta for a shot at an automatic BCS bowl berth. The Gamecocks are coming off an embarrassing 41-20 loss to Arkansas and have won just once in their last 19 tries against Florida (2005). They’ve also turned the ball over 11 times in their three losses and they have a penchant for folding down the stretch under Steve Spurrier. The Gators, on the other hand, have built a little momentum. After suffering three straight losses in the month of October, they’ve beaten Georgia and Vanderbilt the past two weeks and get the Gamecocks on their home turf. South Carolina could be walking into a buzz saw.
CURRENT ODDS: FLORIDA –6.5
No. 24 Kansas State @ No. 17 Missouri, 12:30PM ET
You had the feeling that Missouri would eventually start to make its way back down the polls, but their loss last week was a punch to the gut. They led 17-3 at halftime against Texas Tech and then never scored another point as the Red Raiders came back to win, 24-17. With a win over the Wildcats on Saturday, the Tigers have a chance to claim sole possession of second place in the Big 12 North division. Kansas State only racked up nine passing yards in their 39-14 rout over Texas, as Daniel Thomas rushed for over 100 yards and two scores. This isn’t a very explosive team but K-State has a ton of weapons on the offensive side of the ball to pull off the upset this weekend in Columbia.
CURRENT ODDS: MISSOURI –13
Penn State @ No. 9 Ohio State, 3:30PM ET
This game has taken on less meaning due to the Nittany Lions’ rebuilding year, but it’s still a solid Big Ten matchup. Ohio State has kind of been the forgotten team in the conference following its loss to Wisconsin two weeks ago. But the Buckeyes remain in the hunt for a Big Ten title along with Michigan State, Wisconsin and Iowa. That said, another loss and it’ll be all she wrote for OSU. They shouldn’t have much trouble disposing of a very average Penn State program but you never know. A win would make the Lions’ season.
CURRENT ODDS: OHIO STATE -18
2010 College Football Week 11 Opening Odds
101 Toledo +11.5
102 No Illinois -11.5
103 Miami, Ohio -3.5
104 Bowling Green +3.5
107 Pittsburgh -6.5
108 Connecticut +6.5
109 East Carolina +2.5
110 UAB -2.5
111 Ball State +3
112 Buffalo -3
113 Boise State -35
114 Idaho +35
115 Maryland -1
116 Virginia +1
117 Cincinnati +6.5
118 West Virginia -6.5
119 Southern Miss +9.5
120 Central Florida -9.5
121 Syracuse -3
122 Rutgers +3
123 Boston College -3.5
124 Duke +3.5
125 Miami, Florida -3
126 Georgia Tech +3
127 Iowa -12
128 Northwestern +12
129 Michigan -13
130 Purdue +13
131 Indiana +21.5
132 Wisconsin -21.5
133 Minnesota +20.5
134 Illinois -20.5
135 Wake Forest +19
136 NC State -19
137 Clemson +7.5
138 Florida State -7.5
139 Texas Tech +16
140 Oklahoma -16
141 Texas A&M -3
142 Baylor +3
143 Kansas +34.5
144 Nebraska -34.5
145 South Carolina +6.5
146 Florida -6.5
147 Vanderbilt +14.5
148 Kentucky -14.5
149 Mississippi St. +14
150 Alabama -14
151 Iowa State -2.5
152 Colorado +2.5
153 E Michigan +16.5
154 W Michigan -16.5
155 Army -3
156 Kent State +3
157 BYU -5.5
158 Colorado State +5.5
159 Texas El Paso +30.5
160 Arkansas -30.5
161 Utah -5.5
162 Notre Dame +5.5
163 Memphis +16.5
164 Marshall -16.5
165 Georgia +8.5
166 Auburn -8.5
167 Oregon -20
168 California +20
169 Stanford -6.5
170 Arizona State +6.5
171 C Michigan +15.5
172 Navy -15.5
173 Rice +5.5
174 Tulane -5.5
175 Oklahoma State -6.5
176 Texas +6.5
177 Kansas State +12.5
178 Missouri -12.5
179 Penn State +17
180 Ohio State -17
181 Virginia Tech -5
182 North Carolina +5
183 South Florida +2.5
184 Louisville -2.5
185 San Diego State +27
186 Texas Christian -27
187 New Mexico +32
188 Air Force -32
189 Louisiana Tech -13.5
190 New Mexico St. +13.5
191 Washington St. +22.5
192 Oregon State -22.5
193 Mississippi -1
194 Tennessee +1
195 Southern Cal +5.5
196 Arizona -5.5
197 Utah State -3.5
198 San Jose State +3.5
199 Tulsa +2
200 Houston -2
201 Nevada Reno -9.5
202 Fresno State +9.5
203 Wyoming -7
204 UNLV +7
205 W Kentucky +11.5
206 Arkansas State -11.5
207 Fla International +8.5
208 Troy U -8.5
209 North Texas +9
210 Mid Tenn St -9
211 UL Lafayette +6
212 Fla Atlantic -6
213 UL Monroe +31
214 Louisiana State –31
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